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Ireland now has one of the best education systems in the world. Class sizes are small, exam results are good and most children are happy to stay at school after the minimum(最低的) leaving age of sixteen. ___1.__
For years, Ireland had one of the most complicated(复杂的) education systems in the world. __2.___ Classes were large and the teaching was very traditional. As in many countries, teachers used to hit the children if they made mistakes. Fortunately, the punishment was not allowed in 1982.
__3.___ As a result, there were schools for the rich and schools for the poor. Boys and girls went to different schools. Nowadays, most schools are free and only about half the schools are either for girls or boys. _4.__ Girls do better than boys in their exams; more girls go to university and most teachers are women.
At the end of secondary school, students take their final exams. Compulsory(必修的)subjects are maths, Irish and English. ___5.__ Some of these, like business organization, help to prepare them for the world of work. This is very different from the past when Latin and Greek used to be the most important subjects.
A. In many ways, education is now a woman’s world.
B. Parents used to pay for their children’s education.
C. In addition, they must choose two or three extra subjects.
D. Public schools in Ireland are not run by the government.
E. It is easy to forget that the picture used to be very different.
F. Here, children do not learn any subjects but some basic skills.
G. There were many different kinds of school, but most of them had a lot in common.
科目:高中英语 来源:2017届北京朝阳区高三上期中考试英语试卷(解析版) 题型:阅读理解
Why I’ve taken a break from holidays
It is now close to four years since I last took a holiday. This is because I have come to the conclusion, over the course of my adult life, that I am not very good at it. You might think this sounds like saying you’re not very good at drinking tea or listening to music. What could possibly be difficult about the natural act of putting your working life on hold for a couple of weeks and going somewhere warm to do nothing?
I was a model holidaymaker as a kid. However, the problems started during my twenties. A trip to the south of France was ended after just two days, mainly because I had an urge to check my e-mails. Similarly, my honeymoon was cut short by 48 hours—not because my wife and I weren’t enjoying ourselves, but because we were missing our cats.
So what is my problem? On the surface, I’m probably a bit of a homebody. And I just find the pressure of being on holiday too severe: it always feels like having a gun held to my head and being forced to have fun. Somehow, packing a list of possessions and meeting a scheduled flight has none of the excitement of suddenly deciding to take a day off and driving somewhere for the fun of it.
Thankfully, I’m not alone. This summer, most of my friends have decided not to have a break. And a recent survey (调查) proved the downside of holidays, with the results showing that nearly two thirds of people found that the calming effects of a holiday wore off within 24 hours, as stress levels returned to normal. And this year The Idler magazine published its Book of Awful Holidays. Here you will find a list of the five most ecologically-damaging vacations it’s possible to take, along with 50 painful holiday experiences voted for on The Idler website.
What interests me is what the concept of a “holiday” says about our lives. For me, the point of living is to have a life you enjoy for 52 weeks a year. The more I like my life and the better I structure it, the less I want to go away. Maybe I’m an unusual person for not liking holidays, but I just feel the time when I’m not working is too valuable to waste on them.
1.The events the author describes in the second paragraph show ________.
A. how hard he has tried to enjoy holidays
B. how badly he behaves when he is on holiday
C. his lack of enthusiasm for being on holiday
D. his fear of something bad when he is on holiday
2.What does the author think of holidays?
A. They are often well organized in order to please other people.
B. He feels embarrassed when other people are having fun but he isn’t.
C. He tends to be made responsible for too much of the organization of them.
D. They are less enjoyable than breaks that have not been planned in advance.
3.The underlined word “downside” in the fourth paragraph probably means ________.
A. absenceB. damageC. disadvantageD. conflict
4.What is the author’s attitude towards “taking a holiday”?
A. Disapproving.B. Supportive.C. Neutral.D. Unconcerned.
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科目:高中英语 来源:2016-2017学年广东佛山一中高一上期中考试英语试卷(解析版) 题型:七选五
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,选项中有两项为多余项。
Four benefits of writing by hand
Today is National Handwriting Day! Although we don’t write like we used to, here are four ways handwriting is still helpful.
It’s better for learning.
1. That’s because putting ink to paper stimulates (刺激) the brain. One study from 2010 found that the brain areas related to learning “lit up” much more when kids were asked to write words like “spaceship” by hand versus just studying the word closely.
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Many famous authors prefer writing by hand to the use of a typewriter or computer. Writer Susan Sontag once said that she penned her first drafts (草稿) before typing them up for editing later. She said, “ 3. ” A 2009 study seems to support Sontag’s preference for writing by hand: Elementary school students who wrote essays with a pen not only wrote more than their keyboard-tapping friends, but they also wrote faster and in more complete sentences.
It will prevent you from being distracted (分心).
The computer in front of you is really a distraction. 4. In 2012, scientists even suggested that taking five-minute breaks to browse Tumblr or BuzzFeed could make you a more productive worker. However, when it’s time to work on that essay, have only a pen and paper in front of you.
It keeps your brain sharp as you get older.
5. According to The Wall Street Journal, some physicians say that the act of writing is good exercise for those who want to keep their minds sharp as they age.
A. It makes you a better writer.
B. Writing is good for your brain.
C. Of course, the Internet isn’t all bad.
D. I like the slowness of writing by hand.
E. Try writing by hand at least 20 minutes each day.
F. Many writers have a preference for writing by hand.
G. One of the most effective ways to study is to rewrite your notes by hand.
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科目:高中英语 来源:2016-2017学年黑龙江大庆实验中学高一上期中英语卷(解析版) 题型:语法填空
阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。
For many students, the most important1.______ (decide) they must make at school is choosing a career .But choosing the right career 2.______ (be) not easy. So how do you find one that you will enjoy?
Before you choose a career, think about your interests and your talents, and then think about jobs 3._____ fit them. Ask yourself: What do I enjoy doing? What do I do well?
Next, learn about your career choices. See if the library has books 4.______(describe)different kinds of work. Also, try out careers by talking part-time jobs.
Then consider 5.______ is important to you. Perhaps you like working face to face with people. If so, a job as 6.______ computer programmer may not be the best choice. 7._____ you like getting a monthly salary, then starting your own business probably is not for you.
8.______ (final), remember that you can always change your mind. Most people change jobs several times during 9._____ (they) working life. Your first job right after college probably will not be your career thirty years from now. Allow yourself to change if you are not 10.____ (satisfy) with your chosen career.
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科目:高中英语 来源:2016-2017学年黑龙江大庆实验中学高一上期中英语卷(解析版) 题型:单项填空
I’d appreciate ______ if you would like to teach me how to use the computer.
A. that B. it C. this D. you
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科目:高中英语 来源:2016-2017学年黑龙江大庆中学高二上期中考试英语卷(解析版) 题型:书面表达
假定你校开展了“根除陋习,创建文明校园”的活动。请你以此为主题用英语写一篇发言稿,向全校学生倡议:
1.根除:乱扔垃圾、浪费食物、吸烟……
2.提倡:讲礼貌、互助……
注意:
1.词数100左右;
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;
3.开关和结尾已为你写好,不入总词数。
Dear friends,
As is known to all, our school has launched a campaign against bad habits in order to build a civilized school. ____________________________________________
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科目:高中英语 来源:2016-2017学年黑龙江大庆中学高二上期中考试英语卷(解析版) 题型:阅读理解
Orville Wright was born on August 19, 1871 in Dayton, Ohio, USA and died on January 30, 1948. Together with his brother, Wilbur, he was the first airplane builder. The brothers created the first controlled, powered and heavier-than-air human flight.
His parents were Milton Wright and Susan Catherine Koerner and besides the two famous brothers they had five children. One day after a trip his father brought as a gift a small helicopter. The kids loved it and as they played daily with it after a while it broke. The brothers managed to create a new one. Wright even let go his plans of attending Yale. He spent his time helping his ill mother and reading in his father’s library.
In 1884 the family decided to move to Dayton and they remained there until the 1870’s. A printing press was built by the two and Wilbur was an editor. In 1892 they started being fascinated by the aeronautical (航空的) events of that time. Then they started to create an airplane and Wilbur was considered the head of the team. They were the inventors of “three axis-control”, which permitted the pilot to steer the aircraft’s balance.
In 1900 they had their first attempts to make a functional glider(滑翔机)— of course it didn’t have a pilot. After three years they thought of introducing an engine to the glider. At first, their patent(专利) application was refused in 1903, but after one year it was accepted.
Orville’s first flight lasted 12 seconds and had 36.5 meters. He was responsible with the public shows near Washington in the United States. On September 9, 1908 his flight was 62 minutes and 15 seconds long and the success was huge.
1.What might make Wright brothers interested in the plane?
A. The pleasant trip.B. Catherine’s education.
C. The political events.D. Their father’s gift.
2.Wright didn’t go to Yale probably because ________.
A. he had to create a plane
B. he didn’t have enough money
C. he would like to learn by himself
D. his mother asked him to stay at home
3.The underlined word “steer” (in Paragraph 3) probably means ________.
A. keepB. driveC. learnD. enjoy
4.This passage tells us about ________.
A. the plane’s history B. Milton and his children
C. Orville Wright’s life D. the development of science
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科目:高中英语 来源:2016-2017学年江苏清江中学高二上期中考试英语试卷(解析版) 题型:完形填空
People have the belief ________ factories should produce fewer things from raw materials, ________ the supply is growing smaller and smaller.
A. which; thatB. which; which
C. that; whoseD. that; of which
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科目:高中英语 来源:2017届辽宁实验中学分校高三10月考英语试卷(解析版) 题型:阅读理解
I know what you’re thinking: pizza?For breakfast? But the truth is that you can have last night’s leftovers in the a.m. if you want to.
I know lots of women who skip breakfast (不吃早饭), and they have a ton of different excuses for doing it. Some say they don’t have time, others think they’re “saying” calories ,still others just don’t like breakfast food .
But the bottom line is that eating in the morning is very important when you’re trying to lose weight . “Eating just about anything from 300 to 400 calories would be better than nothing at all,” says Katherine Brooking, R.D,who developed the super-easy eating plan for this year’s “SELF CHALLENGE”. And even pizza can be healthy if it’s loaded with vegetables, and you stick to one small piece.
Breakfast is one meal I never miss, and the same goes for most weight loss success stories. Research shows that eating breakfast keeps you from overeating later in the day. Researchers at the University of Southern California found that breakfast skippers have a bigger chance of gaining weight than those who regularly have a morning meal.
So eat something in the morning, anything. I know plenty of friends who end up having no breakfast altogether, and have just coffee or orange juice. I say, try heating up last night’s leftovers – it may sound crazy, but if it works for you, do it! I find if I tell myself, “You can always eat it tomorrow.” I put away the leftovers instead of eating more that night. Try it … you may save yourself some pre-bedtime calories. And watch your body gain the fat-burning effects.
1.The word “leftovers” in paragraph I probably means ______.
A. food remaining after a meal B. things left undone
C. meals made of vegetables D. pizza topped with fruit
2.What can we infer from the text?
A. Working women usually have breakfast in a hurry.
B. Many people have wrong ideas about breakfast.
C. There are some easy ways of cooking a meal.
D. Eating vegetables helps save energy.
3.According to the last paragraph, it is important to _______.
A. eat something for breakfast
B. be careful about what you eat
C. heat up food before eating it
D. eat calorie-controlled food
4.The text is written mainly for those _______.
A. who go to work early B. who want to lose weight
C. who stay up late D. who eat before sleep
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